LOTHIANS LEAD BY ONE STROKE AFTER BOYS' AREA FOURSOMES

FROM THE SCOTTISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE
Defending champions Lothians hold a one-stroke lead from Ayrshire after the morning foursomes of the Dunfermline Building Society Scottish Boys Area Team Championship at Hayston Golf Club today.
The Lothians duo of Callum Hill and Lee Morgan combined well to post the best score of the first round with a two-over par 72, while team-mates Grant Forrest and Anthony Blaney shot 74 to leave them on 146.
Scottish boys' champion David Wilson and partner Charlie MacNeal fired a three-over-par 73 for Ayrshire’s lead pair, with Jack McDonald and Euan Walker on 74, giving them a first-round tally of 147.
On a tightly-packed leaderboard, only six shots separated the top seven teams, with South in third on 148 and last year’s runners-up Lanarkshire a further stroke behind on 149. Argyll and Bute are five shots behind in fifth place on 151, with Borders and Fife sharing sixth at the halfway stage on 152.
North, the 2009 champions, finished the morning on 154, alongside Renfrewshire. Players will compete in singles format this afternoon, with the best three out of four scores counting combined with the first round foursomes totals.

LUNCHTIME SCOREBOARD

Pos.	Area		Foursomes		Singles		Current Total
1	LOTHIANS		146		0		146
2	AYRSHIRE		147		0		147
3	SOUTH		148		0		148
4	LANARKSHIRE		149		0		149
5	ARGYLL & BUTE		151		0		151
6	FIFE		152		0		152
BORDERS		152		0		152
8	NORTH		154		0		154
RENFREWSHIRE		154		0		154
10	CLACKMANNANSHIRE		155		0		155
ANGUS		155		0		155
GLASGOW		155		0		155
13	STIRLINGSHIRE		157		0		157
14	DUMBARTONSHIRE		158		0		158
15	PERTH & KINROSS		160		0		160
16	NORTH EAST		165		0		165